NFL News (Vikings)

[Rowdie]

I watched it on my phone while fishing yesterday. DirectTV app works nice

 

[Rowdie]

 

[CatDaddy]

Click the "Watch on YouTube" to see the videos.....KOC's locker room speech, Herm Edwards take on the Vikings, and Mike Florio talk about the Vikings. Interesting stuff.

 

[Kurtr]

Have you ever watched video of him in the booth? He's a character, that's for sure. But he tells it like it is and rolls with his emotions!

Ya I love see big moments of him in the both. Both good and bad you can tell he lives and dies with the team.

 

[Kurtr]

 

[Eatsleeptrap]

Paul Allen on the radio is THE way to go. Very Very interesting take on how Mike Zimmer treated Case Keenum vs how O'Connell treats Darnold.

 

[lunkerslayer]

Even if slammin Sam ends up leaving for a different team after this year, we do have another 1st round playoff caliber qb just waiting to get his chance with Daniel Jones who I believe has potential to be another solid qb under the ko coaching. Whoever it is starting in 2025 will be the best option but I'm not completely convinced that JJ gets the play calls just because he was drafted to start like other teams have been doing with their drafted qbs. It's not called sophomore slumps for no good reason, once teams get game film on his first year's season he will either need to adapt or eventually burn out. Daniel Jones 6'5 is no joke and if he can stay healthy could be a great asset in Minnesota, he single handedly took the vikes out of the playoffs when they came to Minnesota in the wildcard rd in 2022.

 

[CatDaddy]

I'm loving the defense celebrations that they've come up with. I didn't recognize the one Sunday so I had to look it up. The article I linked below has both the original video from Camp Rock and the Vikings version.

https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings-defense-camp-rock-celebration-dance-game-sealing-int-vs-seahawks

 

[CatDaddy]

 

[snow2]

Queens will be busy trying to contain GB RB Jacob's run game,dude is fun to watch.

 

[wslayer]

I watched it on my phone while fishing yesterday. DirectTV app works nice

Any tricks to that? I couldn't get direct tv to work for some reason.

 

[Rowdie]

I just downloaded the DirectTV app and then open it on my phone. Maybe try it on a laptop 1st, I use it all the time on phone and computer

 

[Eatsleeptrap]

Can anyone explain how the NFL can just change a kick off time like they did with Sunday's game? People travel from all over to see that game, 66,800ish to be exact, some with travel home after plans with the noon kick off. Now it's 3:25. Another prime example of the NFL not giving two squirts of piss about the average fan.

 

[Kurtr]

Because they are the nfl.

 

[Twitch]

Because they are the nfl.

Yep….people will piss and moan and then go pay craploads for tickets, apparel, parking, tailgating food and booze, stadium food and booze, and another huge portion will watch on tv….they are untouchable

 

[Allen]

Can anyone explain how the NFL can just change a kick off time like they did with Sunday's game? People travel from all over to see that game, 66,800ish to be exact, some with travel home after plans with the noon kick off. Now it's 3:25. Another prime example of the NFL not giving two squirts of piss about the average fan.

Yeah, I read a couple articles on why the NFL thinks doing this is in their favor.

Bottom line, the vast majority of those who attend in person are not their cash cow. The local crowd with season or individual tickets are more resilient to the time changes, they also buy a heck of a lot more of the tickets, etc. One article even quoted an NFL rep as saying a fan should always get a refundable airplane ticket for just such situations.

I wonder if their financial logic holds true when fully including the travelers, don't they tend to be fanatics...with large wallets? I have to imagine they've got a few economists on staff to verify this business philosophy, but it just seems like there should be a pitfall or two in there, somewhere.

 

[Allen]

What is killing me lately is the wide number of networks and/or subscription services one must have in order to view any/every game during the season. It seems to rapidly be approaching infinity based on the seemingly exponential growth of the past few years.

And they probably wonder why illicit streaming services are springing up.

 

[Prairie Doggin']

What is killing me lately is the wide number of networks and/or subscription services one must have in order to view any/every game during the season. It seems to rapidly be approaching infinity based on the seemingly exponential growth of the past few years.

And they probably wonder why illicit streaming services are springing up.

I'd guess we're a couple years from PPV Superbowl, which I will never see.